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you were like this giant coming at me in my big widescreen tv. you're quite tiny, respect you ask. >> people say i'm a lot smaller than they think i am on tv. they say that to everyone. they say it to other girls in destiny's child, my husband, my mother. i think it's just the television. >> the thing that struck me watching you about your -- i never watched a whole beyonce concert before. so i was fascinated to see how you go about this. "a, the energy levels you kept up were extraordinary. "b," the size of your heels. how did you stay up? >> it was very slippery and the first song i was like, okay, am i going to make it? i thought i would have to switch shoes and i had others on the side of the stage in case. i've been practicing in heels since i was 13 years old and to be honest, it's kind of second nature. the heels are second nature. it's just a part of it whenever i rehearse i have on my heels. >> the whole thing with last night -- i don't like the phrase girl power but it was about empowerment of women. you were like strutting around that
you were like this giant coming at me in my big widescreen tv. you're quite tiny, respect you ask. >> people say i'm a lot smaller than they think i am on tv. they say that to everyone. they say it to other girls in destiny's child, my husband, my mother. i think it's just the television. >> the thing that struck me watching you about your -- i never watched a whole beyonce concert before. so i was fascinated to see how you go about this. "a, the energy levels you kept up were...
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he came to do big things. >> he came to do big things, you say. it is a big deal, this $4 trillion, and it would require a lot of complex negotiations. why is it, then, that he came to it quite late? >> he didn't come to it quite late. not at all. >> he didn't come to the urgent aggressive negotiations quite late. >> that's not true. he laid out a budget in february, he laid out in april after congressman ryan and republicans put their budget forward which basically changed medicare as we've known it in the contract with americans that's been there now for 70 years. he came and laid out a $4 trillion plan in april. his message is repeated. we've been in discussions and negotiations. he had the vice president after meeting with the eight senior leaders in april, late april, early may, have a pros toes move forward. that went up until ten days ago or so. and then the republicans decided they would back out of that. again, because they are trying to make a statement about the -- their position that no revenue can be in any deal. we're fighting to try
he came to do big things. >> he came to do big things, you say. it is a big deal, this $4 trillion, and it would require a lot of complex negotiations. why is it, then, that he came to it quite late? >> he didn't come to it quite late. not at all. >> he didn't come to the urgent aggressive negotiations quite late. >> that's not true. he laid out a budget in february, he laid out in april after congressman ryan and republicans put their budget forward which basically...
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he wants the big deal, the speaker wants the big deal, and the tea party republicans are holding it up. i think you're right, though, chris, that president clinton has thrown the outlet pass, because president obama can, in the interest of avoiding the debt, collapse into calamity that could befall us. >> todd, as nonpartisan, is it better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august and nothing is happening and the house leadership is saying no deal, we're not going with you. what's the president supposed to do alternate that point when he's up against a hard place in. >> well, if the question is, is it better politically for the president to send out letters that say we're soish we can't pay your social security, yeah, that would aggregate better for the president. i don't think that it's -- i certainly hope it does not come to that, not just as a partisan, but as an american. >> the old deal was if you got the hot han, you guys are ahead, most people say you're the party of less taxes and probably could cut spending better, i think that's generally the assumption wh
he wants the big deal, the speaker wants the big deal, and the tea party republicans are holding it up. i think you're right, though, chris, that president clinton has thrown the outlet pass, because president obama can, in the interest of avoiding the debt, collapse into calamity that could befall us. >> todd, as nonpartisan, is it better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august and nothing is happening and the house leadership is saying no deal, we're not going with...
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we are now beyond a big deal. you don't do a press conference like that if you think there is a shred of possibility can get done. you know what is fascinating, major meksed in the beginning when we were talking about middle class that president made up political ground. what i thought of when i watched the clip, real echos of al gore. people versus the powerful. that's about as close as barack obama is going to get to a pob umt we need to stand up for the middle class p.m. framing this as a debate between the powerful special interest and republicans not willing to get over. he didn't mention it by name but essentially did. while he is looking out for the middle class for the people who i would just remind folks, tend to decide elections pb plid el class. he is their champion. >> i still remember the fact that his op ad, this morning, the final line mate a plea. not only for rs or ds but to people of i. >>> here comes speaker john boehner right now wp we will listen and then analyze. >> good evening. want to be c
we are now beyond a big deal. you don't do a press conference like that if you think there is a shred of possibility can get done. you know what is fascinating, major meksed in the beginning when we were talking about middle class that president made up political ground. what i thought of when i watched the clip, real echos of al gore. people versus the powerful. that's about as close as barack obama is going to get to a pob umt we need to stand up for the middle class p.m. framing this as a...
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too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab the democrats made about republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you're gonna look so handsome once i get these little white pieces off you. how many do i have? more than you think. [ female announcer ] you can't pass mom's inspection with lots of pieces left behind. that's why there's charmin ultra strong. its diamondweave texture is soft and more durable versus the ultra rippled brand. so it holds up better for a more dependable clean. fewer pieces left behind. you sure clean up nice. yes i do. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy it a little more with charmin ultra strong? and to help feel fresh and clean, try charmin freshmates. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow" tonight. as the
too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab the democrats made about republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you're gonna look so handsome once i get these little white pieces off you. how many do i have? more...
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with big risks it's like investments come big rewards. we could also lose. >> communications with columbia were lost at 8:00 a.m. central time. >> risk. you just accept it. >> can you imagine how much difficulty people went through and how frustrated they were in the transition from horses to cars? but you've got to make these transitions. otherwise society doesn't move forward. >> so far, musk's space x falcon 9 rocket has performed well. on the last test the rocket put a spacecraft called dragon into orbit. the capsule landed back in the pacific. it was the first time anyone other than a government had successfully orbited a spacecraft and returned it to earth. >> we designed this to be super tough. you can beat the snot out of it and it will still work. >> next year, musk hopes to begin carrying cargo to the international space station, eventually astronauts. a commercial company replacing the space shuttle. >> docking is complete. >> but unless it's safe, nasa's administrators says no u.s. astronaut will be onboard. >> i cannot allow
with big risks it's like investments come big rewards. we could also lose. >> communications with columbia were lost at 8:00 a.m. central time. >> risk. you just accept it. >> can you imagine how much difficulty people went through and how frustrated they were in the transition from horses to cars? but you've got to make these transitions. otherwise society doesn't move forward. >> so far, musk's space x falcon 9 rocket has performed well. on the last test the rocket put...
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big money experts say they could get $600 million for box right now. but it's not for sale. >> that of course was tom brokaw reporting from silicon valley. according to news corp.-owned "wall street journal," the justice department is preparing subpoenas as part of an investigation into the scandal of that company. the paper reports government officials claim officials within rupert murdoch's company hacked into the e-mails of september 11th victims and paid bribes to british police. it is the latest investigation in the scandal surrounding the murdoch empire, that gigantic empire has been dealing with this for weeks. and the front pages of most british newspapers today are reporting this this morning, the news corp. exec james murdoch misled parliament during his testimony earlier this week. "the telegraph" specifically reads, mps were mislid by james murdoch, while "the guardian" reports murdoch lies to mps. the accusers say james murdoch lied when telling parliament that he did not have knowledge of the hacked phone transcripts before ordering a lar
big money experts say they could get $600 million for box right now. but it's not for sale. >> that of course was tom brokaw reporting from silicon valley. according to news corp.-owned "wall street journal," the justice department is preparing subpoenas as part of an investigation into the scandal of that company. the paper reports government officials claim officials within rupert murdoch's company hacked into the e-mails of september 11th victims and paid bribes to british...
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really doesn't matter if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we can get through default, it won't be a big deal. now, john boehner doesn't believe that, mitch mcconnell doesn't believe that, but boehnor seems unable to move toward any kind of agreement, partly because he's worried about his own fate in this caucus or he's worried that if he puts together a deal that is supported by too many democrats and not enough republicans, he's also threatened. so i think it's that internal politics in the republican caucus that's blocking this. i think what might happen is that mitch mcconnell may decide to let harry reid pass his plan without threatening a filibuster. now, if he did that, the democrats could get it through with a majority. that's how most democracies do things, but not our senate, and that may set up grounds for a solution. that's about the only thing i could see right now that might begin to get us out of this or at least begin real negotiations again. >> so, speaking of that, of the idea there is, in fact, a majority rule, and that there's so much politics going on here, look, we
really doesn't matter if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we can get through default, it won't be a big deal. now, john boehner doesn't believe that, mitch mcconnell doesn't believe that, but boehnor seems unable to move toward any kind of agreement, partly because he's worried about his own fate in this caucus or he's worried that if he puts together a deal that is supported by too many democrats and not enough republicans, he's also threatened. so i think it's that internal politics in the...
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lawrence, our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. >> congressman walsh, you know that the government got bigger every year under the reagan presidency, so much bigger every year under the reagan presidency that ronald reagan had to ask you in congress, you weren't there, but congress, he had to ask congress for a debt ceiling increase 18 times, and congress gave him a debt ceiling increase 18 times. would you have voted no on every one of the 18 ronald reagan debt ceiling increases? >> lawrence, i'll give you an honest answer, i don't know. what's interesting to me is -- >> so there might have been a debt ceiling increase you might have voted for, just not a obama debt ceiling increase. >> no, no, no. 20 to 30 years ago, who knows. what i find interesting -- you're right in your history, why is the debt ceiling such a big issue now? and i guess my answer would be is because the crisis is s
lawrence, our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. >> congressman walsh, you know that the government got bigger every year under the reagan presidency, so much bigger every year under the reagan presidency that ronald reagan had to ask you in congress, you weren't there, but congress, he had to ask congress for a debt ceiling increase 18 times, and congress...
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that would have a big impact on the u.s. growth story, they say a default on the nation's obligations or a downgrade of the american credit rating would be a tremendous blow to business and investor confidence. so the bank ceos just throwing in their worth. everybody wants to seal the deal at this point. back to you. >> thank, geoff. all eyes on washington. >>> other news for you. police have arrested an awol soldier expected of planning an attack on ft. hood. he's army private nassar jason abdo. he had been stationed at fort campbell and was already charged by the mill it taker for possessing child pornography. police picked up the 21-year-old in his hotel room where they found large quantities of ammunition, weapons and possible bomb making materials. authorities say they were al lerl lettered to abdo after he visited the same store where major hasan bought a gun prior to that 2009 attack at ft. hood that killed 13 people. police believe abdo was looking to, quote, get even at his fellow soldiers and was targeting ft. hood
that would have a big impact on the u.s. growth story, they say a default on the nation's obligations or a downgrade of the american credit rating would be a tremendous blow to business and investor confidence. so the bank ceos just throwing in their worth. everybody wants to seal the deal at this point. back to you. >> thank, geoff. all eyes on washington. >>> other news for you. police have arrested an awol soldier expected of planning an attack on ft. hood. he's army private...
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too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may have soin sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. this past year alone there was a 93% increase in cyber attacks. in financial transactions... on devices... in social interactions... and applications in the cloud. some companies are worried. some, not so much. thanks to a network that se
too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may have soin sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money...
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that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all, stakeholders in our nation. if stuff like a water main breaks, you can go ahead and think of that water main as your water main, because it is. and what if we left the stuff that we own, our stuff, just fall apart? now, we have been talking on this show about happens if congress lets america default on its debt. if they create a situation where america can't pay its bills. the bipartisan policy center has scenarios for that. and the first of them is that we would cut off $5.6 billion for stuff like highways and trains and airports. think about the long-t
that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all,...
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, he wanted the big deal, only one that wanted the big deal, pushed it to the end, didn't get the big deal, but he got the perception he wanted. now he doesn't have to deal with any of the political consequences of the big deal. that looks like a big win for the president, and it looks like a perfectly manipulated process by the president from beginning to end. >> lawrence, i really don't think this was stage craft. in this case, the perception is the reality, in other words, the president was willing to make the tough decisions. i was part of the biden negotiations, i remember when talk turned to trying to do something serious on the health care issue, we said you need to talk about these issues on the revenue side with the same degree of seriousness. that's when they walked out of those discussions. same thing, when they got to talking about really making sure the revenues were there at the end of the day, the speaker's caucus left him. look, i think what we'll find out at the end of the day here is that there was no enforceability to the republican's part of the bargain, but we wil
, he wanted the big deal, only one that wanted the big deal, pushed it to the end, didn't get the big deal, but he got the perception he wanted. now he doesn't have to deal with any of the political consequences of the big deal. that looks like a big win for the president, and it looks like a perfectly manipulated process by the president from beginning to end. >> lawrence, i really don't think this was stage craft. in this case, the perception is the reality, in other words, the...
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really no big changes out there. the heat, the worst of it on the east coast will be on friday. >> wait for friday there. but, still you look at dallas, like you say. over a hundred again. >>> time for some sports now. a crazy night in atlanta. the braves hosting the pirates. let's start in ninth inning with a squeeze play by pittsburgh. the braves, though, sniffed it out. the pitchout to nail michael mckenry at third. wow, great call from the dug jouchlt we go to extra innings. julio lugo grounds out to end the inning. so keep moving on to the 16th. pittsburgh's lyle overbay ripped it down the line, but the rookie freddie freeman making a cupping. the pirates fans wanting this thing to be over. with go to the bottom of the 18th inning. a base hit will whip it for tlachblt ronny cedeno there to make the play. we're still tied at three. 19th inning, it's late. folks in the crowd starting to get a little bit weird. here we go. julio lugo tries to score. he's out by a mile, right? the umpire calls him safe. jerl nee jer
really no big changes out there. the heat, the worst of it on the east coast will be on friday. >> wait for friday there. but, still you look at dallas, like you say. over a hundred again. >>> time for some sports now. a crazy night in atlanta. the braves hosting the pirates. let's start in ninth inning with a squeeze play by pittsburgh. the braves, though, sniffed it out. the pitchout to nail michael mckenry at third. wow, great call from the dug jouchlt we go to extra innings....
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tax cut, two big war, a big tax cut, prescription bill that wasn't -- we had a guy on last night that showed almost half the federal debt was caused by bush over the eight years in office. that's serious business. >> everybody loves blaming president bush. >> i just did it. by the way -- >> you can blame anybody you want. who's been in office the last and a half years and doesn't want to correct the problem? place the blame where it is and it falls on both sides of the aisle. >> that was a totally -- >> the president doesn't want to put a plan in place. we've got fix the problem and it's not done by raising taxes. the problem is washington spends too much money. you don't solve that problem by sending washington more money and job killing taxes. you start controlling spending. >> i've heard you say over and over, a $14 trillion debt. half caused by bush. you can't just talk than when he left us with the problem. >> we're here solving the problem and president obama doesn't want to address it. doesn't want to put a plan in writing. we're sending another plan tonight. when will they sta
tax cut, two big war, a big tax cut, prescription bill that wasn't -- we had a guy on last night that showed almost half the federal debt was caused by bush over the eight years in office. that's serious business. >> everybody loves blaming president bush. >> i just did it. by the way -- >> you can blame anybody you want. who's been in office the last and a half years and doesn't want to correct the problem? place the blame where it is and it falls on both sides of the aisle....
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. >> and another political big wig takes exception on a big question of where he plans to send his kids to school. >> first off, it is none of your business. >>> and we begin with the debt ceiling fight, and the republicans unable to agree to disagree, and here is the level of confusion coming from the gop on the ongoing debt debate. this morning the washington post set the stage for a potential breakthrough reporting on the editorial page right here that grover norquist, the anti-tax guru of the right said that allowing the bush era tax cuts to expire would not be a violation of the tax pledge that nearly every member of congress has resigned which is a significant concession. problem solved? not exactly. within hours norquist told my colleague chris jansing this right here on msnbc on jansing & company. >> i can be clear, americans for tax reform would oppose any effort to weaken, reduce or not continue the 2001-2003 bush tax cuts and any changes of the taxes should be kept separate from the budget deal. >> moments ago, the post released audio of norquist supporting their editorial, b
. >> and another political big wig takes exception on a big question of where he plans to send his kids to school. >> first off, it is none of your business. >>> and we begin with the debt ceiling fight, and the republicans unable to agree to disagree, and here is the level of confusion coming from the gop on the ongoing debt debate. this morning the washington post set the stage for a potential breakthrough reporting on the editorial page right here that grover norquist,...
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clean is the best way to do this, the traditional way to do this, to where we are now, which is how big a deficit reduction package should accompany it? >> well, as i think the speaker of the house is discovering tonight and is the reality that we all live with here in washington, lawrence, which is that this is a divided government. a two-party system. nobody gets entirely what he or she wants. and, yes, if we had been doing this in the normal way, as has been historically done, there would have been a clean debt ceiling vote, which traditionally has been an unpleasant vote often for members of congress, but routine and noncontroversial and certainly not tied to any kind of deficit reduction package or any other measure for that matter. what happened is that the speaker of the house made clear that -- and republicans in general that they were linking the willingness to raise the debt ceiling to significant deficit reduction. as you know, for a long time, we rejected the link. but because we believe we need to reduce our deficits and get our debt under control. we also worked concurrent
clean is the best way to do this, the traditional way to do this, to where we are now, which is how big a deficit reduction package should accompany it? >> well, as i think the speaker of the house is discovering tonight and is the reality that we all live with here in washington, lawrence, which is that this is a divided government. a two-party system. nobody gets entirely what he or she wants. and, yes, if we had been doing this in the normal way, as has been historically done, there...
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too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow" tonight. as the debt ceiling debate continues to consume both congress and the white house you may have noticed something about the republican rhetoric. their accusations against president obama sound remarkably similar to what the president himself said angrily about the republicans. here's president obama last week on the gop's complete unwillingness to budge during negotiations. >> i think that, you know, one of the questions that the republican party's going have to have itself is, can they say yes to anything? >> and here's speaker boehner last night. >> unfortunately the president would not take yes for an ans
too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow" tonight. as the debt ceiling debate continues to...
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we should not even be talking about the big three. the big three did not get us in this problem. it was the bush tax cuts, it was the unfunded wars, it was big pharma. that's what brought us to where we are right now. it wasn't the elderly. it wasn't the poor. it wasn't those who are sick and need help. those people have nothing to do with the elite on wall street. it's easy for the gang of six to stand up and say sure, they can serve it up a little bit more. and these code sentences that are used about, well, we're going to try to make it stronger. you show me a cut to somebody who's living on a fixed income, i'll show you a cut. tonight, mr. president, i beg you don't do this. no matter what the cost. the republicans have caused this financial mess, they have signatured it into the history books. do not back down. take the big three off the table. make it a nonnegotiable issue. now's not the time. morally, this isn't the time and it's not the right place to have this dpiegt. force the republicans to negotiate on your terms. mr. president, why didn't you tell us at grant park th
we should not even be talking about the big three. the big three did not get us in this problem. it was the bush tax cuts, it was the unfunded wars, it was big pharma. that's what brought us to where we are right now. it wasn't the elderly. it wasn't the poor. it wasn't those who are sick and need help. those people have nothing to do with the elite on wall street. it's easy for the gang of six to stand up and say sure, they can serve it up a little bit more. and these code sentences that are...
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protecting and defending tax loopholes for millionaires and big corporations is what republicans have called for. they need to meet us somewhere. >> thank you, congressman steve israel. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, "washington post's" chris, author of "the fix." a managing editor also. let's visit this grover norquist issue. i think on tuesday in an interview with your "washington post" editorial board, grover norquist, the man famous for his anti-tax pledge, said that not renewing the bush tax cuts would not violate his pledge. listen to some of that audio released. >> not continuing a tax cut is not technically a tax increase. >> stow does not violate the pledge. >> we wouldn't hold it that way. it would be a very bad thing to do. it would raise taxes from where they are today. >> who don't follow the inside baseball the way you and i eat, drink and sleep it. what is the significance of grover norquist saying that? >> for people who don't know, grover norquist since 1985 has run a group called americans for tax reform pap d.c.-based group that does a lot of thing. basically, to
protecting and defending tax loopholes for millionaires and big corporations is what republicans have called for. they need to meet us somewhere. >> thank you, congressman steve israel. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, "washington post's" chris, author of "the fix." a managing editor also. let's visit this grover norquist issue. i think on tuesday in an interview with your "washington post" editorial board, grover norquist, the man famous for...
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first inning, big play right off the bat. prado hits one down the line. he tries to stretch it into a triple. jerry is the man on the spot. what's the call this time? punches him out and it looks like he got it right this time. i guess he got it right. i don't know. fourth inning, pedro lvarez. i'll eyes on the ump for another close play at the plate. nice tag there. alvarez called out. this time, bases are loaded, david ross delivers the hit and braves win 2-1. and we can report to you now that the streak is over for the mariners. feelic hernandez on the mound for the m's. scoreless in the top of the third. dustin akly with a shot into the gap. suzuki scores, in the fifth inning, a lot of offense in the mariners who haven't had much of it all season. bases are loaded and it's a single to shallow left. a run scored, and great throw by brett gardner. and the play made at the plate. later in the fifth, more heat striking out curtis granderson to end inning. hernandez went seven innings with five strikeouts. these are awfully long highlights for the mariners
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but he can move the democrats on this if you get this big enough deal? >> well, i think that the -- let us try to get through the work, everything's being hyped so much now. but attend of the day, we have got to get our jobs done and we really have to focus on job creation and the economy and get this behind us. >> congresswoman joanne emerson, are you from missouri or missouri? i'm on the missouri side. i'm on the east side. >> all right, congresswoman thanks for coming on "the daily rundown." >>> last one to vote is a rotten egg? so what's on the senate side of this, we're going to talk to senator chuck schumer, he joins us next. >> $14 trillion debt, much of it owned by china. we're near the breaking point. >> the big republican superpac brought through gps steps it up on the obama administration, in the middle of his debt fight, a little china bashing there. we're going to see who wins this battle of public opinion over this deficit. but look ahead at the president's schedule. the less that's on the schedule, the more that's happening, that's the les
but he can move the democrats on this if you get this big enough deal? >> well, i think that the -- let us try to get through the work, everything's being hyped so much now. but attend of the day, we have got to get our jobs done and we really have to focus on job creation and the economy and get this behind us. >> congresswoman joanne emerson, are you from missouri or missouri? i'm on the missouri side. i'm on the east side. >> all right, congresswoman thanks for coming on...
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, friday is the big date, the 22nd. will you vote for cuts to the big three without revenue increases? >> i'm completely opposed to cuts to social security and to medicare benefits. they're completely unnecessary. anybody who feels the way i do can go to no social security cuts.com and register or vote, join up, let your voice be heard. i think we need to stand strong. >> so you can sit here tonight that you will not vote for cuts in the big three unless it has revenue increases, correct? >> i think that we need to take this right to the brink, and i'm not going to make any hard pledges. i think part of the problem here in washington has been that the republicans have had so many hard pledges they've painted themselves into a corner. i think the american people are onto them, and i think it's very important that the president come in and begin to take sides, because there's a real difference here between what we're fighting for, which is the democratic budget is even between revenues and spending cuts. $2 trillion in sp
, friday is the big date, the 22nd. will you vote for cuts to the big three without revenue increases? >> i'm completely opposed to cuts to social security and to medicare benefits. they're completely unnecessary. anybody who feels the way i do can go to no social security cuts.com and register or vote, join up, let your voice be heard. i think we need to stand strong. >> so you can sit here tonight that you will not vote for cuts in the big three unless it has revenue increases,...
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. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last couple of weeks, they have gotten a little nervous. people have held back because they are not sure what is going on. they are not sure how this will end. i think -- look, i still have a lot of confidence that when all is said and done, they will figure it out. all of the leaders are on the same page. all of the same leaders are on the same page. yes, they have an unpredictable, unpredictable group of lawmakers on their hands. so the one thing that i have as a political person, i thought would find surprising at the end of the day, if they do agree what this field will look like, it is going to be a couple of trillion
. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last...
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did that have a big impact? if you had to go back today and look at it would you have done it differently? do you think it was a success, the bill you passed in massachusetts? >> there are a number of things in the bill i would have changed. i continue to think those changes would have been better. you learn from experience. a lot of things i would change. it is not perfect. there are a lot of things in that bill that don't work. the nice thing about a state solution to a state problem it is relatively easy to make changes and improve it. if i were governor of massachusetts, the problems people point out, i would fix. but i'm not running for governor. i'm running for president of the united states. that's why it is important to make cheer, i would repeal obamacare. i will grant a waiver to all 50 states immediately upon taking office. i will go to work to make sure the american people understand that it is at the state level that we care for those that don't have insurance. >> sean: coming up, she almost dethron
did that have a big impact? if you had to go back today and look at it would you have done it differently? do you think it was a success, the bill you passed in massachusetts? >> there are a number of things in the bill i would have changed. i continue to think those changes would have been better. you learn from experience. a lot of things i would change. it is not perfect. there are a lot of things in that bill that don't work. the nice thing about a state solution to a state problem it...
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> up next the policy challenges with jared bernstein. later, tim pawlenty continues to talk tough in iowa. that's in the rewrite. >>> congress now has one week left to act. there's still pass forward. the senate introduced a plan to avoid default which makes a down payment and ensures we don't have to go through this again in six months. i think that's a much better approach, although serious deficit reduction would still require us to tackle the tough challenges of entitlement and tax reform. >> that was the president addressing the nation from the east room earlier this evening. joining me now is jerrold bernstein, the former chief economist to vice president biden. he's currently a senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities and an msnbc contributor. jared, first of all, let's talk about the policies now that came out on what is called the reid plan in which there's no revenue increases at all. that's the latest compro
go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> up next the policy challenges with jared bernstein. later, tim pawlenty continues to talk tough in iowa. that's in the rewrite. >>> congress now has one week left to act. there's still pass forward. the senate introduced a plan to avoid default which makes a down payment and ensures we don't have to go through this again in six months. i think...
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we ought to get outside and debate the big picture, what kind of country we want to live in, what kind of country we want this to be. that's why i like politics, roosevelt, reagan, kennedy, the stuff even young kids like me cared about. that's "hardball," thanks for being with us. "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >> joel burns is with us tonight to respond to michele bachmann's statement on bullying. but bullying isn't the only danger the tea party just doesn't understand. >> first of all, you don't look happy on the front page of "the new york times." >> first, speaker of the house john boehner, it doesn't get better. >> the speaker of the house is being whip sawed today between his tea party caucus. >> this is the moment of the boehner speakership. >> the plan is officially a flop. >> the budget office downgrading the revenue projections. >> told gop lawmakers to get their "blank" in line. >> get their behind in line, thomas. >> he was really cracking the whip. >> it says boehner's grip on his caucus is put to test in standoff. >> the world's saddest tangerin
we ought to get outside and debate the big picture, what kind of country we want to live in, what kind of country we want this to be. that's why i like politics, roosevelt, reagan, kennedy, the stuff even young kids like me cared about. that's "hardball," thanks for being with us. "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >> joel burns is with us tonight to respond to michele bachmann's statement on bullying. but bullying isn't the only danger the tea...
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we could decide that we can still do big things if we have we could decide that we can still do big things if we have the political will to do them. >>> this is walter reed, the ñ >>> this is walter reed, the ÷ >>> this is walter reed, the walter reed, the guy for whom the legendary military hospital was named. here he is again. he was an army doctor who led a team to cuba, and confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitos. a few years back, about substandard living conditions. you can see some of the mold and a bit of peeling wallpaper but mainly, over the decades, walter reed has been a refuge where hundreds of thousands of americans wounded in war have been able to go and get better. and maybe learn how to knit, you know, occupational therapy, world war i style. if you happened to lose a limb in the great war, the medical staff couldn't do much more than give you a pair of crutches. but today, walter reed is a state of the art center for amputees. soldiers are given new limbs and taught how to walk, run, fish, tie fishing lures, even after losing an arm. for the 150,000
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. >> joel, in the national, statistical picture, the big focus of it, we have studies indicating 85% of lgbt students surveyed nationally say they have been bullied at school. this is, by no means, individualized to particular school districts. >> absolutely. again, it is a nationwide problem, but there are cultures created within these school districts about how to deal with it, and you find in areas either in states or school districts where the -- they have policies prohibiting this type of activity of bullying and of prohibiting any kind of discussion about homosexuality. the suicide rates amongst lgbt teens are much lower. that's something proved out in a variety of places, the fact it's higher in anoka-hennepin point to problems there. >> joel burns, thank you for returning to "the last word" tonight. where you made your network television today buh and in the process won a glad award. thanks for joining us again. >> i'm happy to be here and i hope the congresswoman ends her silence soon. >> thank you, joel. thank you. you can have the last word
. >> joel, in the national, statistical picture, the big focus of it, we have studies indicating 85% of lgbt students surveyed nationally say they have been bullied at school. this is, by no means, individualized to particular school districts. >> absolutely. again, it is a nationwide problem, but there are cultures created within these school districts about how to deal with it, and you find in areas either in states or school districts where the -- they have policies prohibiting...
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in other words, cuts to the big three. and, number five, of course, is the big one for republicans -- no tax hikes. boehner's plan is nothing but cut, cap, and balance, wrapped in a brand-new package and tried to be sold to the american people tonight. if you look at it side-by-side comparison, the two plans, boehner is a fool not to take reid's package. boehner's plan has 1.2 trillion in cuts. reid more than doubles the number with $2.7 trillion in cuts. so who's the honest player here? boehner has two debt limit votes and reid has one. let's get it done. reid's plan also has deep cuts to the pentagon budget, and it assumes that the wars are going to eventually end in iraq and afghanistan on a date, right? now, boehner's problem with the reid plan is that it takes the big three right off the table. and, of course, the real republican two-step is to kill the new deal and defeat of president obama and create more opportunities for more tax breaks at the top. neither one of these plans tonight, it must be pointed out that th
in other words, cuts to the big three. and, number five, of course, is the big one for republicans -- no tax hikes. boehner's plan is nothing but cut, cap, and balance, wrapped in a brand-new package and tried to be sold to the american people tonight. if you look at it side-by-side comparison, the two plans, boehner is a fool not to take reid's package. boehner's plan has 1.2 trillion in cuts. reid more than doubles the number with $2.7 trillion in cuts. so who's the honest player here?...
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he wants the big deal. the speaker wants the big deal and tea party republican, holding it up. you're right president clinton thrown the outlet pass because barack obama can in the interests of avoiding the debt collapse and the calamity that could befall after the 3rd of august -- >> non-partisan. better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august, the house leaders saying no deal unless you give us a two-thirds balanced budget deal we're not going with you. what's the president supposed to do with that bill when he's up against a hard place? >> if the question is better politically for the president to send out letters that say, we're sorry we can't pay your social security? yeah, that's going to aggregate better for the president. i don't think that it's going to -- certainly hope it does not come to that, not just as a partisan but as an american. >> let me ask you what would you do if you were the house leader and wanted to end this? the old deal was, if you had the hot hand and republicans spending, you guy, ahead in spending. most say you're the party o
he wants the big deal. the speaker wants the big deal and tea party republican, holding it up. you're right president clinton thrown the outlet pass because barack obama can in the interests of avoiding the debt collapse and the calamity that could befall after the 3rd of august -- >> non-partisan. better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august, the house leaders saying no deal unless you give us a two-thirds balanced budget deal we're not going with you. what's the...
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you don't solve big questions, big problems. (cheers and applause). >> jon: but what is the causality, do you think? because, you know, part of the strategy, it seems, of partisan media organizations is to delegitimize your opponent by suggesting bias rather than dealing with the criticisms because something constructive can come out of anyone. when i watch fox news, it... there's often times they'll bring up a point that is extremely valid. >> sure. >> jon: i'm thinking of one, hold on. (laughter) but... (laughter) >> you stopped! >> jon: but isn't that... isn't it easy to say that it's a very easy thing to do to dismiss it, not all organizations that claim to be partisan are as such and they're not all created equal and what is the thing that is stymieing the debate? or allowing it to be honest? what is it that's preventing, in your mind, the honest aspect of it? >> because i think people don't listen. i think that it's right now as i said people get locked into one perspective or another and, you know, it's part of what's goi
you don't solve big questions, big problems. (cheers and applause). >> jon: but what is the causality, do you think? because, you know, part of the strategy, it seems, of partisan media organizations is to delegitimize your opponent by suggesting bias rather than dealing with the criticisms because something constructive can come out of anyone. when i watch fox news, it... there's often times they'll bring up a point that is extremely valid. >> sure. >> jon: i'm thinking of...
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three, and also a chip away at big spending numbers. why would they miss this opportunity? >> you know, i'm not opposed to ideology, i believe it's about principles. this party is astonishingly wreckless and astonishingly in the grip of what a wall street guy called grover nor quist a fiscal terrorist. you have people who are unwilling to think about what it takes to run a country. and we are now looking at a major struggle in this country that's going to play out over the next few years. the size and scale of government and what it means for people who depefd on services on programs that have been part of the fabric of this life as these people try to roll back the 20th -- >> you've been around this racquet a long time, politics. we have some big stories brewing, we have this story, wisconsin. >> yeah. >> i mean, i think they're connected. >> there's a connection. >> there is a huge connection. you have the people rising up and pushing back, a -- and a sea of change taking place. that's where america's talking right now? >> what's goi
three, and also a chip away at big spending numbers. why would they miss this opportunity? >> you know, i'm not opposed to ideology, i believe it's about principles. this party is astonishingly wreckless and astonishingly in the grip of what a wall street guy called grover nor quist a fiscal terrorist. you have people who are unwilling to think about what it takes to run a country. and we are now looking at a major struggle in this country that's going to play out over the next few years....
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look, it's not the big companies anymore that are engaged in international competition. it's the small and medium businesses that are, too. we just feel that if we keep taxing our job creators, our businesses, at higher rates than our foreign competitors are taxing theirs, it will cost us economic growth. more to the point, when we keep raising taxes in washington, for ephemeral promises that never materialize, we are not fixing the problem. >> let me get to that topic. the "wall street journal" says even the $600 billion in spending cuts in stage one are worth grabbing as part of a debt ceiling vote. more broadly, democrats in the gang are making a big concession by saying the tax rate should go down, not up. >> i agree with that. >> even obama-care must be reformed. why not grab what you can? >> that's what i want to do. >> and worry about reducing the taxes down the road. >> i think that's what we're going to do. >> if they don't materialize, you can revert and raise taxes down the road. >> i think that's what we should do is grab the kind of spending cuts we can righ
look, it's not the big companies anymore that are engaged in international competition. it's the small and medium businesses that are, too. we just feel that if we keep taxing our job creators, our businesses, at higher rates than our foreign competitors are taxing theirs, it will cost us economic growth. more to the point, when we keep raising taxes in washington, for ephemeral promises that never materialize, we are not fixing the problem. >> let me get to that topic. the "wall...